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Politics @beehaw.org

‘Where is the money?’ US workers left unpaid after federal contractor wage theft

  • There are certain very small remote communities in the far north that are isolated and hard to reach. Whale and seal hunting provides a guaranteed food source for these small communities so that they don't have to depend on incredibly expensive (both resource and moneywise) imports. The Faroe Islands is not one of those places because obviously a cruise ship can easily get to it.

  • Merchandizing, which involve exploiting labor in underdeveloped countries, and investments, which involve exploiting the market. Also, it's not like she personally sold the books, low-wage bookstore employees sold them while she promoted them. Anyway, she would have pulled 10% on the net profit, probably a little more over time, and the total book sales in USD are ~$7.7 billion. So let's say that's entirely profit (it's not), that's $770 million as of 2017. She allegedly made her first billion in 2005. It literally couldn't have been from book sales.

  • What they're good at is seeing trends kind of late and then making everyone believe they invented them. They're quite good at that. Most would call that a grift.

    What they should be is platforms and tools for people to interact, with some controls to prevent Nazis and MRAs from ruining things for everyone.

  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml

    Biden administration forgives $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers

    Politics @beehaw.org

    Biden administration forgives $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers

    World News @lemmy.world

    WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits

    World News @lemmy.ml

    WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits

    World News @beehaw.org

    WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits

  • Conventions are still happening, but actors can only talk about old work, nothing active. That makes sense, but curious if actors will just refuse to go altogether. Would be wild for SDCC to become an actual comic book convention again.

    Edit: Maybe not? I've seen conflicting sources on that.

  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml

    Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in 60 years

    Movies and TV Shows @lemmy.film

    Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in 60 years

    World News @lemmy.ml

    Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as talks deadline passes

    United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml

    Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as talks deadline passes

    Movies and TV Shows @lemmy.film

    Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as talks deadline passes

  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    I'm on the mermaid story. I get why people who read the books/play the game have issues with the show, but as someone who started watching the show first, it's really not that bad.

  • I'm halfway through the second book. There is a lot that's very culturally specific and while Ken Liu provides notes for a lot of it, there's some stuff that he doesn't really explain, which may be part of it. Some of it is just the way things are written or described, it's a different style.

  • This really isn't a helpful answer. People don't get a Ring for the doorbell, they get it for the camera. This post is requesting a good private security camera that can also record and maybe allow you to talk to whoever is at your door. Your answer is the equivalent of:

    Q: Gasoline-powered car - what are the easiest hybrid alternatives?

    A: A normal goddamn bicycle

  • United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml

    FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal

    Technology @lemmy.world

    FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal

    Technology @lemmy.ml

    FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal

    Technology @beehaw.org

    FTC says it will appeal to block Microsoft-Activision deal

    United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml

    CNN uncovered a damning, secret investigation into sexual assault at the US Coast Guard Academy. This woman's case triggered that probe

    World News @lemmy.world

    G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine

    World News @lemmy.ml

    G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine

    World News @beehaw.org

    G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine

    Ukraine @sopuli.xyz

    G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine